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this puts us on a road to greece. we can't expect entrepreneurs and businesses large and small to take their life savings or their companies' money and invest in america if they think we're headed to the road to greece. and that's where we're going right now unless we finally get off this spending and borrowing binge. >> woodruff: while panic over the fate of the euro zone has calmed of late, big troubles remain. in greece, austerity measures continue to drive political unrest and protests among residents and workers, while spain and other nations wrestle with chronic unemployment especially among young people. a closer look now at the economic risks from europe to our economy and why the presidential candidates are avoiding some of the blunt talk about it. this time, we turn to two writers who follow these issues closely. zanny minton beddoes is the economics editor for "the economist" magazine; she formerly worked as an economist at the international monetary fund. and james surowiecki writes "the financial page" fo
this puts us on a road to greece. we can't expect entrepreneurs and businesses large and small to take their life savings or their companies' money and invest in america if they think we're headed to the road to greece. and that's where we're going right now unless we finally get off this spending and borrowing binge. >> woodruff: while panic over the fate of the euro zone has calmed of late, big troubles remain. in greece, austerity measures continue to drive political unrest and...
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the reporter on the story, brian christie, joins us now, thanks for being with us. pleasure being here, hari. >> sreenivasan: didn't the planet say ivory trade was illegal back in 1990? >> it did. it did. and as soon as it did elephant populations began to recover. but not everyone agreed. three african countries. we have sufficient elephant populations, we want to trade ivory and asia, particularly japan and china, wanted to buy. and so the first break in that ban began -- was in 1999, japan was allowed to make a purchase of 50 tons of ivory. it was supposed to be an experiment to see how that worked. and without much ability to measure the impact of that break they allowed a second one in 2008 and that's when china got involved and things began to change. >> sreenivasan: what are the measurable impacts that we know? >> causation is a difficult thing to prove but certainly what we've seen, particularly after this second sale where we have over 100 tons sold to china and japan we've seen massive, unparalleled killing in the last ten years across africa. 90% of dead
the reporter on the story, brian christie, joins us now, thanks for being with us. pleasure being here, hari. >> sreenivasan: didn't the planet say ivory trade was illegal back in 1990? >> it did. it did. and as soon as it did elephant populations began to recover. but not everyone agreed. three african countries. we have sufficient elephant populations, we want to trade ivory and asia, particularly japan and china, wanted to buy. and so the first break in that ban began -- was in...
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a we asked him to take us on d.c. budget tour to give us the hard truths and hard answers, starting on capitol hill. okay, this may be hokey but we're in the house budget committee room. i'm sitting in the chairman seat and since i ask questions on behalf of the american public i ask you, the expert on the budget, what do we need to know about it? >> one of the reasons i did the onok was because of the times i've sat in this room and heard democrats and republicans argue about the budget and you would never know if you were an outsider listening wh were they talking about because it would be impossible for all the things they say to be true w i just thought it would be useful eo put some facts on the table. >> report r: and so as if a witness to the budget hearing, wessle testified to hard truth number one. >> last year, 63% the government spent went out the door without: a vote of congress. spending that's on autopilot. it was paying for promises that have been made in the past. social security, medicare, medicaid, f
a we asked him to take us on d.c. budget tour to give us the hard truths and hard answers, starting on capitol hill. okay, this may be hokey but we're in the house budget committee room. i'm sitting in the chairman seat and since i ask questions on behalf of the american public i ask you, the expert on the budget, what do we need to know about it? >> one of the reasons i did the onok was because of the times i've sat in this room and heard democrats and republicans argue about the budget...
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the pollsters tell us what's happening now. when they start projecting, they're getting into silly land. the last comment. not to pick on the iowa markets, believe me i pay tension to the iowa markets. they've done better since 1988. that is a sample size of six. what study would have a sample-- we've had six national elections since thenment who has a study with a sample size of six. so i like the polls. i like the economy. i don't like the forecast. >> all right, you heard it here. >> wow. >> woodruff: now let's talk about what happened last night. the debate between the vice presidential candidates, 24 hours later, mark. what stands out? >> what stands out is that barack obama has had two character witnesses, bill clinton in september made the case for barack obama better than barack obama has made it for himself. and joe biden in october made the case for barack obama in his record, his administration better than barack obama has. and i would hope that barack obama will study the game films of both clinton and biden in prep
the pollsters tell us what's happening now. when they start projecting, they're getting into silly land. the last comment. not to pick on the iowa markets, believe me i pay tension to the iowa markets. they've done better since 1988. that is a sample size of six. what study would have a sample-- we've had six national elections since thenment who has a study with a sample size of six. so i like the polls. i like the economy. i don't like the forecast. >> all right, you heard it here....
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. death toll from the giant storm named sandy has risen to at least 63 today. about 6.5 million homes and businesses are still without electricity though there were signs of daily life returning to its usual rhythm in some places. a familiar sound returned to lower manhattan streets last night. ( horns honking ) the power did not. police helped direct traffic with signals still dark, but one taxi driver said it wasn't worth the risk. >> it's been dangerous. i've got to go home, i'll walk. there's no traffic signal light, no nothing there. >> woodruff: you're going home? you're done? >> i'm done already. >> woodruff: it wasn't much easier for pedestrians who made their way on foot, some with only flashlights leading the way. >> it's really unset
bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. death toll from the giant storm named sandy has risen to at least 63 today. about 6.5 million homes and businesses are still without electricity though there were signs of daily life returning to its usual...